| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron forrestii Balf.f.ex Diels |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 211 (1912) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya and ne. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4200m |
| Description | leaves coriaceous, rigid, obovate to orbiculate, 1-3cm, adaxially green, glabrous, abaxially pale purple or green, flowers solitary, tubular-campanulate, 3-4cm long |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | crimson |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Rhododendron forrestii var. repens (Balf.f. & Forrest) Cowan & Davidian Rhododendron forrestii var. tumescens Cowan & Davidian Rhododendron repens Balf.f. & Forrest |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |